Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of William Wood (born 1847, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Market Drayton, Shropshire, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

William Wood and 6 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wood, born in 1847 in Market Drayton, Shropshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary C Wood, born in 1847 in Staffordshire, England. They had 3 children; Sarah E (born 1867 in Market Drayton, Shropshire, England), Emily (born 1874 in Market Drayton, Shropshire, England) and Milly Dobson (born 1879 in Market Drayton, Shropshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Father In Law, Robert L (born 1803 in Newtown, Lancashire, England) and William's Couson, Charles (born 1868 in Oswestry, Shropshire, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

William Wood's household

Male

William

Wood

Head
Female

Mary C

Wood

Wife
Female

Sarah E

Wood

Daughter
Female

Emily

Wood

Daughter
Female

Milly Dobson

Wood

Daughter
Male

Robert L

Dobson

Father In Law
Male

Charles

Parry

Couson
First name(s) William
Last name Wood
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Market Drayton, Shropshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wood

Head

Married

34

1847

Market Drayton, Shropshire, England

Mary C

Wood

Wife

Married

34

1847

Staffordshire, England

Sarah E

Wood

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Market Drayton, Shropshire, England

Emily

Wood

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Market Drayton, Shropshire, England

Milly Dobson

Wood

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Market Drayton, Shropshire, England

Robert L

Dobson

Father In Law

Widower

78

1803

Newtown, Lancashire, England

Charles

Parry

Couson

Single

13

1868

Oswestry, Shropshire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of William Wood in Market Drayton in 1881, and follow the Wood family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for William Wood

We’ve found William Wood in 2537 family trees. Find out more about William Wood's household and view the Wood family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census